Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene longicornuta C.Y.Wu & C.L.Tang |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 149 (1982) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2400-2600m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, 5-12cm, glabrous, long ciliate, long petiolate, acute, cyme many flowered, calyx narrowly campanulate, violet striate, petals 20-25mm long, lobate |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |